Adventures in Writing for Children

<p>Fifteen years after publishing "The Business of Writing for Children" -- the all-time online bestseller among guides to children's writing -- award-winning author Aaron Shepard returns with a new collection of articles on the art and business of creating literature for young people. <br /> <br />Topics include managing time in stories structuring a chapter book retelling folktales and legends obtaining permissions databases and business forms for children's writers performance tips for author readings online interaction with young readers reviving a book with print on demand converting from picture book to ebook and more. <br /> <br />Whether you're aiming at traditional publishers or choosing to self publish let "Adventures in Writing for Children" help you pursue an adventure of your own. <br /> <br />/////////////////////////////////////////////////<br /> <br />Aaron Shepard is the author of "The Legend of Lightning Larry" "The Baker's Dozen" and sixteen more picture books and early readers along with several chapter books for middle grades extensive resources for storytelling and reader's theater and a graphic novel. His publishers have included Atheneum Scribners Clarion Lothrop Dial and HarperCollins as well as Cricket and Australia's School Magazine. Aaron's work has been honored by the American Library Association the National Council for the Social Studies the American Folklore Society The New York Public Library and the Bank Street College of Education. He has been a judge for the Golden Kite Awards of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.<br /> <br />////////////////////////////////////////////////<br /> <br />"Simply stated anyone aspiring to write a book -- any kind of book -- for a child should read Aaron Shepard's 'Adventures in Writing for Children.' This little volume fully lives up to its hype. An invaluable addition to personal and community library collections and reading lists." -- Small Press Bookwatch March 2015<br /> <br />////////////////////////////////////////////////<br /> <br />CONTENTS<br /> <br />Real Time<br />Break It Down Build It Up<br />The Art of Retelling<br />Building a Legend<br />The Perils of Permissions<br />Databases for the Children's Writer<br />Business Forms for the Children's Writer<br />The Magic of Reading to Children<br />Tinker Tailor Writer Storyteller<br />Works in Progress<br />Saving "The Sea King's Daughter"<br />From Picture Book to Ebook<br />This Is Not a Test<br />What's Good for Business . . .<br />Real Books<br />Kidwriting Quotes<br /> </p><p> </p>